Chiara Corbella Petrillo: A Witness to Joy

We need the example of people who face their problems with joy. Chiara Petrillo, in her short life, radiated exactly that joy. She became the mother of two children who died after less than an hour outside her womb. During her third pregnancy she developed cancer. She refused the available treatments which would have risked her son's life, and shortly after his birth she died. Throughout these troubles she expressed profound joy and confidence in God. As the book states: "Chiara died in an amazing manner, smiling in the face of death."